Reviews

Murder in Midsummer: Classic Mysteries for the Holidays by Cecily Gayford

roosjes's review against another edition

1.0

Verbazingwekkend hoe saai dit was.

lauren_seg's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

greybeard49's review against another edition

2.0

I found this to be a bit of a roller coaster ride. Some stories and authors were very good, others mediocre and a couple verged on the diabolical. Whoever compiled the anthology obviously struggled to find short crime stories to sit under the ‘Midsummer’ umbrella as several were not even tenuous in their content.
Overall a little like a normal British midsummer - patchy sunshine with some rain and one or two dreadful thunderstorms.

nika_ju's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

katross4's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

debdeb's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious

3.0

hooksforeverything's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

4.0

talina's review

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

An excellent collection 

dietmtndw's review

3.0

This book was quite a mixed bag. Some stories felt very underwhelming whilst some were chilling, with it getting better in quality towards the back of the book. It felt like a long read at times but generally had some good short stories.

ivknjige80's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25